Gage.



W. DEURING.

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Win-L m E @u1-in Q u DEUBING, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

GAGE.

Leonesa.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 22,1919.

Application tiled June 17, 1918. Serial No.v 240,465.

carpentry, and an object of the invention is' to provide a gage adapted `for use in mortising door frames and jambs for receiving hinge butts or lea-ves which gage is extremely simple in construction, durable and may be manufactured for a minimum cost, comprising relatively few parts.

. Another object of the invention is to provide a gage as specified, comprising a body formed of two right angularly disposed sections each of which carries at one end a right angularly extending scribing point or wedge with which an adjustable abutment co-acts which abutments are adjustable along the outer faces ofthe right angular sections of the body to provide the proper space between the scribing wedge or point and the facing surface of the abutment, for regulating the width or depth of the mortise to be formed. Y j

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawv ing, forming a part of this specification, and

in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved tool.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through one of the right angularly disposed sections of the gage.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 desi ates the bod of the tool as 'an entirety w ich is form of a single piece of sheet metal bent to form right angularly disposed sections 2 and ,3. The sectlons 2 and 3 have extensions formed upon one of their ends, which extensions are bent at right angles to the sections and sharpened to form scribing wedges 4 and 5 respectively. The 'scribing wedge 4 1s formed upon the end of the section 2 oppositely from the end of the section 3 upon whlch the scribing wedge 5 is formed. Each of the sections 2 and 3 is provided with a longitudinally extending centrally disposed slot 6 which receives therethrough-the screw 7 of a bindlng screw structure 8. The adjustable head 9 of each of the binding screw structures engages the inner surfaces of the sectlons 2 and 2 respectively while the'rounded heads of the screws 7 engage against the outer surfaces of abutment members 10. The abutment members 10 are each formed of a single piece of sheet metal providing attaching portions 1.1 which lie in facial abutment with the outer surfaces of the sections 2 and 3, stay or guiding portions 12 which are formed upon the inner ends of the attaching portions 11 and are bent to extend over the corner of the body 1 and engage the section other than the one which is engaged by the attaching portion 11; for instance, the guiding portion 12 formed upon the end of the attaching portion 11 which abuts against the section 3 is bent at right angles to` this attaching portion, extends" over the cbrner of the body 1 and engages a portion of the surface of the section 2 adjacent lthe corner of the body. The abutment members further comprise the. outwardly extendjpg portions 13 which face the scribing wedges 4 and 5 and co-act therewith in tscribing a door casing or jamb to indicate the size of mortise or recess to be cut therein. If it is so desired, the body 1 may be along the corner thereof to facilitate a proper adjustment ofthe abutment members 10.

" In use, one of the abutment members 10 vis adjusted upon its corresponding section of the body 1 lto position it the proper distance from the scribing wedge or point carried by the said section to indicate one d1- mension of the mortise or cut-out portion to be formed. After the abutment member has been pro erly adjusted, the binding nut 9, is adjuste upon the screw 7 to tightly clamp the abutment member in its adjusted position and the abutment member carried jrovided with graduations as indicated at members to indicate adjusting the abutment scribing the various dimensions, upon the of a number of articles.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be apparent that a carpenfters gage for use in scribing the mortises or recesses to receive hinge butts, or for scr-ibing various other articles has been provided which is extremely simple in construction, and which may be conveniently/and easily adjusted and operated.

Having fully described the invention, Wlifat is claimed is:

"1. A gagecomprising a body formed of sheet metal bent to form a pair of right an ularly disposed sections and to form scribing edges at right angles to the body sections, `and abutment members adjustably carried by said body sections.

Y2. A gage comprising a body portion formed of sheet metal bent to form a pair of right angularly disposed sections, extensions formed upon o-ne end of each of said sections and bent at right angles thereto, said extensions being sharpened to form a scri'bing edge.

3. A gage comprising a body portion formed of sheet metal bent to form a pair of right angularly disposed sections, extensions formed upon the end of each of said sections and bent to project from the outer faces of the sections, said extensions being sharpened to form scribing edges, and abutment members adjustably carrled by each of said body sections.

A gage comprisingN a body portion formed of sheet metal bent to form a pair of right angularly disposed sections, extensions'formed upon the end of each of said sections and bent to project from the outer faces of the sections, sald extensions being sha jned .to form scribing edges, abutment mem\ rs adjustably carried by each of said body sections, guiding extensions formed upon said abutment members and bent to eX- tend over the corner of said body and engagev a portion of the surface of the body sections other :than the body section which carries the respective abutment members.

5. 4`A gage comprising a body formed of sheet metal bent to form a pairv of right angularly disposed sections, an extension formed upon one end of each of said sections and-bent to overhang the ,outer faces of the sections, said extensions being sharpcned to form scribing edges, abutment members adjnstably carried by each of said sections, and including attaching portions, abutting portions extending at right angles from one edge of said lattaching-portions, and guiding extensions formed upon the ends of said attachingportions and bent to extend over the corner of said body and engage a portion of the surface of the body section other than the body section carrying thefrespective attaching portions.-

6. A gage comp-rising a body including right angularly disposed sections, an angled scribing edge formed upon one end of each of said sections, the scriibing edge on one section being positioned on the end opposite the'scri'bing edge-carrying end of the other section.

WILLAM DEURING. 

